DEVELOPING A GENERATION OF FITTER & HEALTHIER CHILDREN

400+ SCHOOLS | 50+ PRE-SCHOOLS | 21 STATES | 80+ CITIES | 3 COUNTRIES |

300000+ CHILDREN

EduSports Program for Students with Special Education Needs

2014-15

INDEX
1. About EduSports
2. Importance of Physical Activity & Sports for Special Children
3. Special Children Specific Needs
4. EduSports Programme for Special Children The Structure and Approach
5. Case Study 1: LMOIS, Chennai
6. Case Study 2: Little Angels, Mumbai
7. Overview of EduSports Deliverable

ABOUT EDUSPORTS
Vision

Develop a generation of fitter and healthier children via the medium of

sports/physical activity. This will be achieved by equipping ALL children with the right
skills and fitness levels to engage in life-long physical activity and sports.

Indias first & largest school sports/PE company (21 states. 80+ cities. 400+
schools. 3,00,000+ children)
Organizati
on
Overview

Fully integrated

into the school processes/systems as a full-time service

provider with a wide portfolio of offerings

Making sports/physical activity in schools

inclusive
Team of

500+ people

| www.edusports.in

fun, age-appropriate &

PAST IMPACT
Social impact
Implemented across 400+ schools, impacting 300,000+
children
Fitter & Healthier children - Measured by % of children
with the right BMI
Improved skill levels - Observation based assessments in
schools, and parent & school leader feedback
Improved discipline, concentration amongst
students. Life skills (leadership, sharing etc)
imparted through sports
Economic impact
400+ instructors trained to be job-ready and placed in
schools pan-India
Effectively utilized limited infrastructure to save
significant capital investment for schools

Impact

CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDE OF

SCHOOLS & PARENTS TOWARDS
SPORTS IN SCHOOLS

3,00,000+ children (including some special kids) growing up with the

right attitude, skills and fitness levels to engage regularly
in sports/physical activity
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CHILDREN IN ACTION

IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

All children can benefit from the exercise, energy release, and pure enjoyment of playing
sports, and this includes children with special needs.
Allowing special children to have equal access to sports can help:

Improve motor and balancing skills

Build muscle strength, coordination and flexibility

Increase attention span, sequential memory, level of response

Improve spatial awareness and body awareness (Kinesthetic Sense)

Decrease secondary health complications like obesity, cholesterol

Give an outlet for energy and helps cope with stress and anxiety

Improvement in behavior, academics, self-confidence and build friendships

Experience sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, taste of winning

Result in greater motivation to perform

SPECIAL CHILDREN SPECIFIC NEEDS

These kids have special needs because they might need medicine, therapy, or extra help in
school stuff other kids don't typically need or only need once in a while.

In a Physical Education context, we can say that children with Special Needs are children
with same needs as their peers. The difference is that some of the students need extra
support. Thus the objectives of an adapted physical activity program is not very different
from a regular physical education program

There need to run a child centric program is more pronounced in case of special children as
every child may present a unique set of challenges

Content

Methodology

Teacher : Student Ratio (1:10)

The best learning / teaching scenario varies from student to student. Hence the objective of
the program would be to create and maximize the least restrictive environment

SPECIAL CHILDREN SPECIAL NEEDS

Each child is different. The coach should understand the child and how he or she plays or takes instructions.
The coach needs to know how to properly communicate and work with the child to make sports
participation the positive, safe, and healthy experience it should be.
Things to keep in mind:
Coachs Language
Specially abled students
Not Special needs students.
Not Disabled students.
Not Autistic students.
Considerations during training
Safety first! - additional safety precautions in terms of play spaces used and props and
equipment
PATIENCE!
Be Positive, Give lot of praise!
Increase size and color of props (Special props for Specially abled)
Finish the activity before student gets frustrated
Explanation of activities through demonstrations - need to break up the activities into simpler
steps
Allow sufficient time for students to perform the skill

EDUSPORTS PROGRAMME FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

THE STRUCTURE AND APPROACH

Be Cognizant of the various learning needs - Consulting with school to

identify the documented difficulties of the students

Props and appropriate activities designed for the customized

needs

Trained residents to handle students with Special needs

Higher Resident : Student ratio than the usual PE program to

enable better attention to all students

Competitive and Inclusive activities as part of the learning plan

CASE STUDY 1 - LALAJI MEMORIAL OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,

CHENNAI, INDIA
HOW DID IT START
Lalaji Memorial Omega International School (LMOIS) in Chennai is a school which has categorically assessed
the special abilities of a considerable amount of children and placed them in separate sections and follows a
different method of teaching the regular curriculum to them. EduSports, being an integral part of the school,
serving to the physical education needs of the school, also felt the need for extra care for the special children.
What EduSports could do for the special kids? How could they experience the joy of physical
activity and play, and at the same time reap the benefits of a structured physical education
programme?
These were the questions constantly being asked by the EduSports team to themselves, and during July 2013
we found an answer to those questions. The EduSports team in collaboration with the school coordinator Dr.
Shamala and Mrs. Priti Venkatesan the special education department head LMOIS sprang into action by giving
innovative physical activities to the children at the beginning of every day.

CASE STUDY 1 - LALAJI MEMORIAL OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,

CHENNAI, INDIA
The activities were designed such that with the use of EduSports props it aimed to reduce the childrens
difficulties in
attention span,
muscle tone,
crossing of the midline,
spatial sense,
hand eye coordination,
slow learning etc.
These structured sports activities had a very positive impact on the children:
The children were active throughout the day after starting off each day with these activities,
They were more energetic
They participated in the activities enthusiastically and had a lot of fun
There was improvement in learning abilities

CASE STUDY 1 - LALAJI MEMORIAL OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, CHENNAI,

INDIA
IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM
Overall Fitness
Improvement

Grade-wise Fitness
Improvement

Fitness Improvement is measured based on the Fitness Quotient which takes into account all
parameters of the EduSports Fitness Assessment. In LMOIS, Chennai there was an assessment
conducted on either side of this program to assess the impact of the program

CASE STUDY 1 - LALAJI MEMORIAL OMEGA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,

CHENNAI, INDIA
WHAT THE SCHOOL HAD TO STAY?
Since these activities are kinesthetic it improved the hand eye coordination of the children and also we could
see academic improvements in the long run, indeed this service has been very valuable for the children, we
are planning to work the same way with EduSports even the next year to bring in a holistic development for
them
Priti Venkatesan, Head of the Special Education Department, LMOIS, Chennai
The activities were fun and at the same time the children learned to manage their body parts, it was a
wonderful thing which was conceptualized by the EduSports team, I thoroughly enjoyed the activities as I was
observing the activities when it was first initiated, it was just amazing, these were beautiful exercises and
within a month of the activities being started children showed some improvement, the teachers handling the
classes say the children know their space management better, have a better hand eye coordination and they
are better adaptive individuals, thank you EduSports
Dr. Shamala, Coordinator grades 1 to 7, LMOIS, Chennai

CASE STUDY 2 LITTLE ANGELS, MUMBAI, INDIA

The EduSports resident has

made a huge difference with
the children, with so much
involvement. He is now as good

EduSports classes are very

enjoyable. Its one of the
favourite period of the
children in school.

as one of our school staff.

Variety of exercises. Not only

physical exercises, but
children also learn to face
hurdles and also learn to be
social.

The activities have been

structured as per the needs of
each student. This enables the
student to perform and hence
they look forward to the class.

OVERVIEW OF KEY DELIVERABLES FOR EDUSPORTS PROGRAM

Props &
Equipment

Curriculum

Programme Monitoring
Tools

Visibility to parents

Inclusive | Age-Appropriate
Focus on Improvement of Skill & Fitness

Assessments

Resource Support

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Extending the magic to Nepal and Middle East

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